The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-09-01
THECTsrOnIMNE.
Advocating Free CONNIE rcial R~lat-
tons with Canada.

ions with Canada.
DETROIT, Aug. 27.-To-night in
Whites Opera House, meeting in
favor of commercial union with Can
ada was held under the auspices of
the Board of Trade, the Merchants and
Manufacturers Exchange and Business
Mems Association of this city. The
first speaker was EraStuS Winan, of
New York, who has been one of Il party
who have been touring in Canada in
the interest of commercial union.
Mr.. Erastus WIman, of New York,
said in part that commercial union
between the United States and Canada
meant that so far as trade was concern
ed, the whole continent of North Ameri-
Ca should be one country with no
dividing line to check the cub and flow
of commerce. So far as trade and
commerce are concerned, there would
have been the same justification to
have kept Michigan out of the Union
as there is now for keeping out the
trade and commerce of Canada. That
the United States would become the
Niece to which turns the trade of the
entire continent, no one for a moment
doubts, and that she would be
enormously benefited by opening
up to her energy and enterprise
the vast treasure of the best
part of the continent is as plain as
that there is sun in the heavens. 1t
was urged that a commercial union be-
tween the United States and Canada
under the terms of the bill introduced
into Congress by Mr.. Butterworth
could be safely inaugurated by the
adoption by Canada of tariff uniform
with that of the United States. In
other words, that us against all the
rest of the world the same rates of
duty should be collected by Canada as
are now levied by the United STATES,
while between the two countries of
North America the customs wall would
be completely obliterated. In answer
to the question, how such commercial
union could be accomplished and yet
Canada remain a part and parcel OF
the British Empire, it was alleged that,
as far as commercial regulations are
concerned, Canada is to-day no more
part of the British Empire than is
New York or Massachusetts. The
speaker said that never before in the
history of the world was presented an
opportunity so great as that which
now presented itself to the United
States for the extension of its trade
and commerce. Without the drawing
of a sword, without the shedding of a
drop of blood, or the cost of a single
dollar, the area could be doubled over
which the trade and commerce of the
United States can be freely extended.
Extensive quotations were made TO
show that the climate of Canada,
which was supposed to be so unfavor-
able, was really more favorable to ag-
ricultural pursuits than the territories
further South, as shown in the
enormous wheat producing area; much On
exceeding that of the United
States. AS to iron, he said
that what the devil was to
religion, phosphorus was to iron, and
Throughout the United States the pres
ence of phosphorus was the great draw
back, while in the case of Canada its
almost entire absence made it most i'm
portant that the United States should
have free access to them. AS to copper,
it was claimed that there were unlimit-
ed supplies, of a percentage ranging
from 6 to 80 per cent, while the famous
Calumet and Hecla mines yielded only
per cent. Allusion was also made
to abundant supplies of nickle, the
mountains of phosphiteS and numerous
other minerals, together with 5000
miles of coast lines, fisheries and limit
less timber forests, that the fishery
question, and all other conflicts, could
be adjusted, and, inasmuch as the PEG
pie of Canada, by majority of two tC
4
lance with the United States, it would
seem as if an opportunity was Offered
by which close assimilation of the
| interests of both nations could b.
reached by commercial union, to ac
complish which political union wa.
unnecessary.
Prof. Goodwin Smith was seconG
speaker and spoke in substance as
| follows:
| What does Canada mean by com
mercial union? she means, as its ain
and hope, the total abolition of thu
custom line between her and the Unit
ed States, perfect free trade i'll all tn,
products of both countries, Whethe
natural or manufactured, a common
tariff as against all other countries
the revenue to be pooled and equitabl
divided, fisheries and coasting trade ii
common, open water ways and mutua
participation in all commercia
facilities and advantages, free cir
culation of capital, commercial enter
prise and commercial life from tn
border of Mexico to the south shore q
Hudson Bay.
The last speech was made by Hon
} Ben Butterworth, of Ohio. Mr.. But
terworth said:
Commercial union viii promote ey
cry worthy interest and enternrise i
the United States, except those whic
thrive by Il system of eXtortion undt
protection of partial law. The meas
4 ure is in the interest of every man i
2 the United States who eats his brea
D in the sweat of his face. 1t is in pe
r feet harmony with the protective sy
!. tenn 1t was supported by Lincoln, /